diff --git a/indra/llui/llaccordionctrltab.cpp b/indra/llui/llaccordionctrltab.cpp
index be231fd8cf32ba555c136c3f294107179a20fd04..54bb328a18dbaa586825e086d0eb974385cd3563 100644
--- a/indra/llui/llaccordionctrltab.cpp
+++ b/indra/llui/llaccordionctrltab.cpp
@@ -974,7 +974,7 @@ BOOL LLAccordionCtrlTab::handleScrollWheel		( S32 x, S32 y, S32 clicks )
 	{
 		return TRUE;
 	}
-	if( mScrollbar->getVisible() && mScrollbar->handleScrollWheel( 0, 0, clicks ) )
+	if( mScrollbar && mScrollbar->getVisible() && mScrollbar->handleScrollWheel( 0, 0, clicks ) )
 	{
 		return TRUE;
 	}